preacher

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Scrabble points
15
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16
Letters
8
Pronunciation
/ˈpɹiːt͡ʃəː/
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/ˈpɹiːt͡ʃəː/ · [ˈpʰɹʷɪi̯t͡ʃə] · /ˈpɹit͡ʃɚ/ · [ˈpʰɹʷɪi̯t͡ʃɚ] ~ [ˈpʰɹʷɪi̯t͡ʃɹ̩]

Definition of preacher

5 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. Someone who preaches a worldview, philosophy, or religion, especially someone who preaches the gospel and especially a clergyman or clergywoman. In a religious context, usually used only to refer to Protestant Christian clergy.
    “The born preacher we feel instinctively to be our foe. He may do some good to the wretches that have been struck down and lie gasping on the battlefield: he rouses antagonism in the strong.”
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noun

  1. Someone who preaches a worldview, philosophy, or religion, especially someone who preaches the gospel and especially a clergyman or clergywoman. In a religious context, usually used only to refer to Protestant Christian clergy.
    “The born preacher we feel instinctively to be our foe. He may do some good to the wretches that have been struck down and lie gasping on the battlefield: he rouses antagonism in the strong.”

name

  1. Ecclesiastes, the twenty-first book of the Old Testament.
  2. (rare)A male given name from English.
  3. (rare)A surname from Middle English.
  4. A nickname.

Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.

Etymology

From Middle English precher, prechere; partly equivalent to preach + -er, and partly continuing Middle English prechour, prechiour, from Old French preecheor (French prêcheur), from Latin praedicator (“public praiser, proclaimer”). See preach. Displaced native Old English bydel.

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